Mop-wringer.



l. W. ROSENBERRY.

MOP WRINGER. APPLICATION FILED IULYH. I913.

Patented May 4, 1915.

THE NORRIS PETERS CO, PHom-LITHQ. WASHINGTON. n. c

JOHN W. ROSENBERRY, 0F IBETULA, PENNSYLVANIA.

MOP-WRIN GER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May a, 1915.

Application filed July 14, 1913. Serial No. 778,823.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN W. RosnNBnRnY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Betula, in the county of McKean and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mop I/Vringers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mop Wringers and consists in certain improvements in the construction thereof as will be hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims. These wringers are usually arranged so as to be attached to a pail and as usually constructed are secured to the inside of the pail standing in an upright position so that when the mop is squeezed the drainage takes place on the side of the mop wringer. Such an arrangement interferes with the use of the pail in cleansing the mop. With the present invention the squeezer is arranged in an upright position and so positioned as to give free access to the pail and in the preferred construction it is so arranged that it may be swung down over the pail so that the drip from the mop as it is squeezed is carried directly into the pail.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings as follows Figure 1 shows a mop wringer secured to a pail the wringer being in section. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an end view of the hinge connection and attaching device. Fig. 4 a side view of the same parts.

1 marks the sides of the pressure mechanism. This has the perforated bottom 2 eX- tending between the sides. Drip boards 3 are arranged below the bottom carrying the drip fromthe bottom when in the position shown in dotted lines Fig. 1 to a central position, thus assuring the carrying of the water to the pail.

A pressure board 4 is arranged between the sides 1. It has the vertically extending guides 5 which extend through the guide lugs 6 secured to the sides 1.

A link 7 is secured to a bracket 9 on the pressure board by means of a pin 8. The opposite end of the link is secured by a pin 10 to a lever 10. The lever 10 is fulcrumed on a pin 11, the pin 11 being on the top of a post 12. The post 12 is carried by the cross piece 13 secured to the sides 1. It will be readily seen that by operating the lever 10 the pressure board 4 may be brought into position to squeeze an inserted mop 26.

Hinge lugs 14 extend from the sides 1 and are pivotally mounted on the pintle 15. A securing device 16 is carried by the pintle 15. This securing device has the arms 17 adapted to be placed over the side of a receptacle 20. A clamping board 18 is carried by a screw 19 and adapted to clamp the. securing device to the receptacle. The securing device is locked on the shaft or pintle 15 by a pin 17 Springs 21 are coiled around the pintle and the ends 22 of the springs engage the securing device 16 and the opposite ends 23 are arranged against the frame of the wringer. These springs are so tensioned as to throw the wringer from the position shown in dotted lines Fig. 1 to the position shown in full lines in that figure, the position shown in full lines being the normal position of the wringer. A collar 24 is fixed on the pintle 15 by means of a set screw 25. The frame of the wringer coming in contact with this set screw limits the pivotal movement of the wringer. In this manner it may be adjusted as desired.

In operation the mop 26 is placed between the bottom 2 and the pressure board 4 as shown in Fig. 1. The lever 10 is grasped and by exerting pressure on it the wringer frame swings on the hinge to the position shown in dotted lines where a continued pressure on the mop squeezes it, the water dropping through the perforations in the board 2 being carried by the drip plates 3 so that it is all delivered to the receptacle. This arrangement of the wringer in its normal position allows free access to the receptacle-for rinsing the mop.

What I claim as new is 1. In a mop wringer, the combination of a pressure mechanism comprising pressure boards adapted to receive and squeeze a mop between them normally arranged in an upright position; a device for securing the mechanism to a receptacle; a hinge connec tion between the device and mechanism on which the mechanism may be swung from an upright position to a horizontal position over a receptacle to which the device is attached; and a spring for yieldingly holding the mechanism in an upright position.

2. In a mop wringer, the combination of a pressure mechanism boards adapted to receive and squeeze a mop between them normally arranged in an upright position; a device for securing the comprising pressure mechanism to a receptacle; a hinge connection between the device and mechanism on which the mechanlsm may be swung from an upright position to a horizontal position over a receptacle to which the device is at-' tached; a spring for yieldingly holding the mechanism in an upright position; and an adjustable stop for adjusting the position to which the mechanism moves under the influence of the spring.

3. In a mop wringer, the combination of the sides; a perforated bottom between the sides; drip boards between the sides and below thebottom; a pressure board adapted to operate over the bottom; a securing device comprising-a clamp adapted to clamp copies-of this patent maybe obtainedfor witnesses.

JOHN W. ROSENBERRY. Witnesses:

C. D. HIGBY,

B. M. HARTMAN.

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